Simona Halep vs Lucie Safarova — Nuremberg Semi-final

Nuremberg · WTA · Semi-final
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2013
clay
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Halep S.
6-3 0-6 6-2
Safarova L.
Halep S.
6062
Safarova L.
3621

Simona Halep defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 0-6 6-2 in the Nuremberg semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Simona Halep closed it out in three sets, 6–3 0–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR64hardSimona Halep6-3 6-4
2014-08-11CincinnatiR16hardSimona Halep6-4 7-5
2014-03-03Indian WellsR32hardSimona Halep6-2 4-6 6-4
2011-08-08TorontoR32hardLucie Safarova6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Halep S.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
44
Break points saved·Even
87
89
Break points won·Dominant
100
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
50

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Halep S.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Halep S.
Safarova L.
6-30-66-2
Petkovic A.
Jankovic J.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Safarova L.
Hercog P.
7-653-66-4
Jankovic J.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-46-0
Halep S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-1
Petkovic A.
Beck A.
4-66-37-5
R16
Dominguez Lino L.
Minella M.
6-16-4
Hercog P.
Cohen J.
6-36-3
Safarova L.
Torro Flor M.
6-46-2
Voskoboeva G.
Cornet A.
2-66-36-3
Halep S.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-26-1
Beck A.
Knapp K.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Larsson J.
6-26-0
Petkovic A.
Goerges J.
6-17-5
R32
Minella M.
Pegula J.
7-54-66-3
Cabeza Candela E.
Martincova T.
6-26-3
Petkovic A.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-2
Knapp K.
Pfizenmaier D.
2-67-607-5
Beck A.
Bratchikova N.
6-26-2
Halep S.
Min G.
6-07-5
Voskoboeva G.
Panova A.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Parmentier P.
6-36-4
Safarova L.
Karatantcheva S.
6-27-69
Torro Flor M.
Pereira T.
4-66-46-4
Cohen J.
Smitkova T.
7-626-3
Hercog P.
Koukalova K.
6-34-66-1
Larsson J.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-36-737-5
Jankovic J.
Rus A.
6-46-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Duque Marino M.
7-56-3
Goerges J.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-47-5